Lot n° 362

General d’Alton.

Estimation : 200 / 300
Adjudication : 130 €
Description
(Orig. ?) sketch for the engraving by Maillart (1764-1856) published in 1788. It shows the (Irish-)Austrian general Richard d’Alton (1732-1790) standing in a barrel filled with shit – a symbol for the hopeless situation of the Austrian army in Brabant, esp. after the Brussels shooting incident of 22 January 1788.
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